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witcheep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Said situationship shows both the FMC Paige and the MMC Gannon that they have potential for so much more together, but they have different approaches to this revelation:
Paige's approach frustrates me so much, and while reading I just wanted to grab her by shoulders so many times to shake her up and shout her to just get out of her own mind and have an actual talk with Gannon about her worries, and not to refuse to listen and work up solutions (mis-/noncommunication tropes are heavy here). Gannon is the one doing the
"Make me a list, and I'll fix or remove every single obstacle."
The plot around reality tv production irks me on-and-off in this book. On one hand, the main character and some others call out unjust, money-hungry, and sexist ways the the reality tv industry might have, but on the other hand, they also personify a lot of those issues on themselves and other characters (which is not great). This personification happens by internalizing the issues (
If an author wants to comment on an issue in an industry, they should be consistent, and also offer up a fix for it. The way the plot personifies these wider industrial issues feels just cheap. As Gannon puts it in a similar context:
"I think you'd be doing a disservice to your audience if you only show them how to identify a problem, not solve it."
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship
xennial_reader's review
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
mj_86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
amyrandles1's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail
ecravens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kb33's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
I read the second book in the series first, and it didn’t ruin anything for me. Both are good as standalones, too.
Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content
Moderate: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer and Toxic relationship
coacklebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
khloereads86's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cancer and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy
booknerdbetty's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy